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Developments in New York State Labor and Employment Law – What You Need to Know in 2020

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Lawmakers introduced and passed several bills in 2019 as part of an aggressive agenda to overhaul New York employment laws. Harris Beach attorneys Lindsey Zullo, Dan Palermo, Ibby Tariq and Taylor Ventre discuss a host of...more

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Bernalillo County, New Mexico Amends Mandatory PTO Ordinance Before the Ink Dries

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On October 15, 2019, the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Commissioners voted to amend their mandatory paid time off (PTO) ordinance, enacted only two months earlier.  As we previously reported, the ordinance will require...more

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New York Amends Election Law Allowing Workers Up to Three Hours of Paid Time Off to Vote

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On April 1, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced amendments to the state’s fiscal year 2020 budget, which includes, among other things, an amendment to its Election Law entitling employees in New York to three hours...more

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New Jersey Expands Family Leave Laws

On February 19, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that amends and significantly expands New Jersey’s existing Family Leave Act (NJFLA) and Family Leave Insurance law (NJFLI). Here are some of the key...more

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If Pain, Yes Gain — Part 60: Michigan Amends State Paid Sick Leave Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 13, 2018, outgoing Michigan Governor Rick Snyder approved a bill that substantially amends various aspects of Michigan’s paid sick leave mandate....more

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Workplace Law Update For Washington Employers, Summer 2018 Edition

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Washington’s lawmakers and regulators have not taken a summer holiday this year, remaining active by passing new regulations based on legislation from the last legislative cycle or reacting to new case law by creating new...more

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NYC Expands Earned Sick Time Act to Cover “Safe Time” - Hedge Up: A Heads-Up on Employment Issues Confronting the Hedge Fund and...

• New measure expands the NYC Earned Sick Time Act to Cover “Safe Time.” • Safe Time can be used when an employee or a member of the employee’s family has been the victim of a family offense matter, sexual offense,...more

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San Diego Sick Leave Amendments: Cure for or Cause of Employer Ills?

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San Diego’s Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance has been amended less than two months after its July 11, 2016 effective date. The amendments, instituted via the oddly-titled “Implementing Ordinance,” plug gaps the...more

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Alert: Amendments to California's Paid Sick Leave Law Provide Some Clarifications for Employers

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As we previously reported here and here, under California's Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces Act, effective July 1, 2015, employees who work 30 days or more a year in California are entitled to at least 3 days (or 24...more

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Amendments to California’s Sick Leave Law Provides Flexibility for Employers

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On July 13, 2015, Governor Brown signed urgency legislation amending California’s new sick leave law—the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. The amendments, which took effect immediately, clarify the law and...more

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Amendments to California Paid Sick Leave Law Effective Immediately

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On July 13, 2015, Governor Brown signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 304. The legislation is intended to clarify and facilitate compliance with certain provisions of California’s paid sick leave law, known as the Healthy...more

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California Paid Sick Leave Law Amended, Effective Immediately

On July 13, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown approved AB 304 Sick Leave: Accrual and Limitations, which amends the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (i.e., Sections 245.5, 246, and 247.5 of the California Labor...more

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Emergency Legislation to Amend California’s Paid Sick Leave Requirements Signed by Governor, Effective Immediately

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Last year, the California Legislature enacted A.B. 1522, the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (“Act”), which amended California Labor Code Section 245.5 to provide paid sick days to most California employees,...more

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California Enacts "Fix-It" Legislation to Cure Ills of Paid Sick Leave Law

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California’s paid sick leave law went into effect on July 1, 2015, but soon found itself in the emergency room with many unpleasant side effects. On July 13, Governor Brown signed AB 304 into law, which fixes many of the...more

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Last-Minute Amendments to California’s Sick Leave Law

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Employers should review the amendments, which address some of the challenges for implementing the sick leave law that took effect July 1. After extensive legislative negotiation, the California State Legislature passed...more

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Update: California Enacts Urgent Clarifications to California Paid Sick Leave Law

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While employers throughout the state have struggled with the new requirements set out by the Paid Sick Leave Law that took effect July 1, 2015, new amendments to the law attempt to provide some clarification. On July 13,...more

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